William John PHILLIPS

1866 - 1935  (68 years)

• Name	William John PHILLIPS  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	14 Dec 1866	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Joined Ordnance Survey	21 Mar 1881  [6, 7]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	21 Mar 1881  [6]
  	4473, W J Phillips
  	Name: W J Phillips Date of Birth: 14/12/1866 Date Joined OS: 21/3/1881 Date Left OS: 30/7/1921 Discharged on reduction Date of Death: 6/9/1935
  1890 Staff List	1 Jul 1890	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [7]
  	Zinco Writing and Tracing
  	Name: W J Phillips Rank: TCA Nature of duties: Zinco Writing and Tracing Branch: Publication Division Pay per diem: 4s 6d Length of service: 9y 3m Increase per diem in last 10 years: 4s 0d
  1891 Census	5 Apr 1891	Bronkenlog, Westridge Road, South Stoneham, Hampshire, England   [4]
  	Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Son
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	197, Waterloo Road, St George the Martyr Southwark, St Saviour Southwark, London & Surrey, England   [3]
  	Civil Assistant Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Visitor
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	6 Cranbury Place, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1]
  	Hill Engraves Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  1918 List	31 Jul 1918	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [5]
  	Photo etching
  	Name: William J Phillips Rank: CA Employment: Photo etching Division: Publication Category: Civil Assistants Pay Rate: 14s 3d War Bonus: �2 18s 6d
  1921 Census	19 Jun 1921	6, Cranbury Place, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [2, 8]
  	Engraver Hill Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  Left Ordnance Survey	30 Jul 1921  [6]
  	Register of Staff, Discharged on reduction
  Death	6 Sep 1935  [6]
  Person ID	I52021	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Father	William PHILLIPS, I,   b. 1834, Richmond, Surrey, England
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hannah PHILLIPS,   b. 1845, Tynemouth
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F6867	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hester Elizabeth PHILLIPS,   b. 1868, Southampton, Hampshire, England
  Children	1. Bessie PHILLIPS,   b. 1894, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Helen Aslatt PHILLIPS,   b. 1894, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Maude PHILLIPS,   b. 1900, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Leonard Walter PHILLIPS,   b. 19 Mar 1897, Southampton, Hampshire, England d. 21 Sep 1979, 14, Southcliffe Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6862	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  Details: 1911 Census. Details: 1921 Census. Details: 1901 Census. Details: 1891 Census. Details: July 1918 List. [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff. Details: 1890 Staff List. [S376] Ancestry.com, 1921 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2025;), The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 15/5590, ED 22, Sch 236; Book: 05590. Record for Helen Aslatt Phillips https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=63150&h=9373379&indiv=try